In 2006, US-based digital currency exchange business GoldAge Inc., a New York state business, was shut down by the US Secret Service after operating since 2002.[8] Business operators Arthur Budovsky and Vladimir Kats were indicted "on charges of operating an illegal digital currency exchange and money transmittal business" from their apartments, transmitting more than $30 million to digital currency accounts.[5] Customers provided limited identity documentation, and could transfer funds to anyone worldwide, with fees sometimes exceeding $100,000.[5] Budovsky and Kats were sentenced in 2007 to five years in prison "for engaging in the business of transmitting money without a license, a felony violation of state banking law", ultimately receiving sentences of five years probation.[9]
Dogecoin: Dogecoin (like the “Doge” internet meme about a dog and misspelling) had the 7th highest Market cap as of June 2015. In 2017 it was still a contender although it was more of one early in 2017. Individual coins aren’t worth as much as other coins on the list, but it’s value and popularity have remained relatively steady despite notable highs and lows. Dogecoin uses the same essential technology as Bitcoin with a few important technical distinctions. Like the failed Coinye West, Dogecoin was just in it for the lolz (i.e., it was created as a joke), but unlike Coinye, Dogecoin became inexplicably popular. Why do we suggest a joke coin? Because it’s a popular coin and today the only funny part about it is the name (and it’s mascot and backstory). It’s a lot like Litecoin — a fairly priced coin with some degree consumer confidence. Dogecoin has, one might argue, turned their comedic origins into an excuse to make their coin “fun and friendly,” which was a smart long-term move. It’s also one of the only major cryptocurrencies with a .com Top-Level Domain name and is one of the few that attempts to reach an audience outside of techies and cryptography nerds. As of September 2017, Dogecoin had taken a beating in value. One could argue that its roots as a joke coin weren’t as great a long-term strategy as it had once seemed (although one could argue the volatility it has seen is just business as usual in the cryptocurrency space.)
Als Einstieg wählen sie die Geschichte unseres Währungssystems, die mir die gewachsene Verflechtung von Staat und Banken klar gemacht hat. Sie gehen dann zur Entstehungsgeschichte des Bitcoins über und wie die Gemeinschaft in den ersten Jahren wächst. Wichtige Akteure, mit Ausnahme von Satoshi Nakamoto, dem Begründer des Bitcoin, haben sie direkt befragt, so dass man ein atmosphärisches Bild aus dieser Zeit bekommt. Sie erläutern die Nachteile des „normalen“ Zahlungsverkehrs per Kreditkarte und wie Bitcoin diese Probleme lösen, d.h. das gesamte Prozedere vereinfachen kann. Aber natürlich ist auch Bitcoin nicht die Lösung für alles, denn v.a. fehlt ihm noch das Vertrauen der Menschen als stabile Währung, die unabhängig von einer Regierung funktioniert. Dazu erläutern sie dann die Blockkette, die Technologie hinter allen Kryptowährungen. Diese „block chain“ ist im Grunde eine revolutionäre „Sozialtechnologie“, eine Art digitales, öffentliches Grundbuch, die viele der heutigen „Vertrauenspersonen“ - Banken, Versicherungen, Anwälte, Notare - überflüssig machen könnte. Und nicht nur diese, auch Teile des Regierungsapparates könnten schlicht verzichtbar werden. Sie erläutern, wie diese Blockkette durch das „Schürfen“ („Mining“) öffentlich digital verwaltet wird und gehen dann in den folgenden Kapiteln auf zwei sehr unterschiedliche Aspekte ein. Zum einen beschäftigen sie sich mit den Innovatoren, die das wirtschaftliche Potenzial erkannt haben und mit dieser Technologie reich werden wollen. Zum anderen sehen sie die 2,5 Milliarden Menschen, die kein Bankkonto haben und für Geldtransfers meist 20%, aber gerne auch mal 30% des Überweisungsbetrages abführen müssen. Die Armen in Afrika und Asien, die für Banken wegen ihres geringen Einkommens uninteressant sind, müssen andere Wege finden, um ihr Geld an ihre Familie zu senden und es gibt hier schon seit einigen Jahren spannende Ideen wie M-Pesa, die in einigen Ländern Afrikas Millionen Nutzer haben.
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Crypto Trading Boom – Insbesondere die Finanzkrise 2007/2008 führte dazu, dass das Vertrauen in den Finanzsektor stark abgenommen hat. Dies war eine ideale Voraussetzung für ein neues und unabhängiges Bezahlsystem, bei dem sich Personen ohne das Dazwischenschalten einer Bank direkt miteinander austauschen (Peer-to-Peer). Die allererste digitale Währung trägt den Namen „Bitcoin“, und Bitcoin Miner (so nennt man die Erzeuger von Bitcoins) sind entsprechend die Pioniere des Bitcoin Mining.
Darkcoin (Dash): Darkcoin, known as Dash as of March 25, 2015 (dash=digital cash), but previously known as XCoin, has unique functionality. XCoin was developed by Evan Duffield who wanted to improve on Bitcoin but didn’t have the pull to do so. Thus, he developed his own coin. It takes less power to mine Dash than most coins. Using less energy to mine is important because mining coins is one of the most wasteful processes you can imagine. The wasteful mining process is key to security and stability of all coins that use a “proof-of-work” system. It prevents people from mining too fast. However, environmentally, it’s a nightmare. In 2015 we had said, “People know what a Darkcoin is. Hopefully, this familiarity rolls over to Dash” (today few remember XCoin and Darkcoin, and Dash is a well-known crypto). Back in 2015, Dash was one of the higher valued coins. Today that is still true, and Dash has performed almost as well competitors like Ethereum.
Nxt: Not only does this nifty coin sport a name similar to Steve Job’s other company; it uses a cool and different algorithm for producing coins. This algorithm – an implementation of a proof-of-stake scheme rather than proof-of-work – may be less burdensome on the environment and has long-term potential. It may be worth a tad less than the other coins we recommend; it is worth about a penny on the dollar on a good day. However, less cost per coin means you have less to lose if the coin value deflates. Nxt is like Namecoin. It had a super cool code but didn’t though perform at the same level as other cryptos (until late 2017 where it saw a notable price hike). It is still priced very low in USD.
A perhaps more profound difference EOS has, compared to Ethereum, is the way in which you use the EOS network. With Ethereum, every time you make modifications or interact with the network, you need to pay a fee. With EOS, the creator of the DAPP (decentralized app) can foot the bill, while the user pays nothing. And if you think about it, this makes sense. Would you want to have to pay every time you post something on social media? No, of course not!

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An initial coin offering (ICO) is a controversial means of raising funds for a new cryptocurrency venture. An ICO may be used by startups with the intention of avoiding regulation. However, securities regulators in many jurisdictions, including in the U.S., and Canada have indicated that if a coin or token is an "investment contract" (e.g., under the Howey test, i.e., an investment of money with a reasonable expectation of profit based significantly on the entrepreneurial or managerial efforts of others), it is a security and is subject to securities regulation. In an ICO campaign, a percentage of the cryptocurrency (usually in the form of "tokens") is sold to early backers of the project in exchange for legal tender or other cryptocurrencies, often bitcoin or ether.[47][48][49]

The validity of each cryptocurrency's coins is provided by a blockchain. A blockchain is a continuously growing list of records, called blocks, which are linked and secured using cryptography.[23][26] Each block typically contains a hash pointer as a link to a previous block,[26] a timestamp and transaction data.[27] By design, blockchains are inherently resistant to modification of the data. It is "an open, distributed ledger that can record transactions between two parties efficiently and in a verifiable and permanent way".[28] For use as a distributed ledger, a blockchain is typically managed by a peer-to-peer network collectively adhering to a protocol for validating new blocks. Once recorded, the data in any given block cannot be altered retroactively without the alteration of all subsequent blocks, which requires collusion of the network majority.